Which is better Plasma, LCD, or DLP?

[panoz7]

How do Plasma TVs burn?

Like the screens really BURN??

They don't literally burn. Static images that remain on the screen will get "burnt in" meaning the screen will always display a faint ghost of that static image.

This used to be a problem with computers before LCD's became commonplace. Screen savers were created not because they were pretty but to prevent image burn in.

Plasma's have gotten significantly better with burn in, but it can still occur, especially with certain games and certain channels. My LCD is usually on only one channel, ESPN. I was worried that the bottom sports ticker would eventually burn into the screen. With my LCD I don't have to worry about that.

 

[nospleen]

From my personal experience, and I have owned both. The newest LCD's have a sharper and brighter looking picture. (just my personal opinion.) The only other thing about Plasma's is that some give off a buzzing noise. I have had three, a Panny, a Hitachi, and a Samsung. My Samsung and my Hitachi buzzed, but the Panny was quiet. If you listen to the TV at a normal level or up, you probably won't hear the buzz. But, I have two little kids and all hell will break loose if I wake them up during nap time. The TV would drive me insane during these low volume periods...

 

[flopticalcube]

Huh?

Well, not really, but the real explanation is long winded. (from Wikipedia)

In DLP projectors, the image is created by microscopically small mirrors laid out in a matrix on a semiconductor chip, known as a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD). Each mirror represents one pixel in the projected image. The number of mirrors corresponds to the resolution of the projected image. 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x720, and 1920x1080 (HDTV) matrices are some common DMD sizes. These mirrors can be repositioned rapidly to reflect light either through the lens or on to a heatsink (called a light dump in Barco terminology).

The rapid repositioning of the mirrors (essentially switching between 'on' and 'off') allows the DMD to vary the intensity of the light being reflected out through the lens, creating shades of grey in addition to white (mirror in 'on' position) and black (mirror in 'off' position).

It then has several paragraphs explaining how it does colour. Very boring.

I actually like DLPs a lot and I think they have come a long way in a very short span of time but then so has LCD, plasma, and several other technologies.

How do Plasma TVs burn?

Like the screens really BURN??

Most plasma "burn-in" is actually just image retention. Each pixel of a plasma screen is a little tube of neon and xenon gas which turns into a plasma when an electrical charge is applied, this plasma, in turn, excites phosphors coated on the top of the tube which emit the light. When an electrical charge is placed for too long a period of time, the phosphors in those tubes tend to keep glowing even after the plasma is gone. What you see is a ghost-like image remaining on the screen. These images will fade over time and this is what is called image retention. Proper burn-in is when the phosphors have been so over excited that they actually etch or "burn" the display glass. This is permanent. You will notice that many station logos are now semi-transparent so as to allow phosphors to turn off or at least turn down once in a while. While burning is rarer these days, it can happen.

 

[Electro Funk]

God it must be huge is it good quality.

Yes and yes...

1080P... 71Inches... Drool...

keep in mind.. my new stand is on backorder so she is teetering on the old one... and i havent moved the pictures behind the tv yet (the pictures used to hang a few feet above the 43")

 

[SactoGuy18]

If you can get by with 40 to 46 inch (diagonal) widescreen TV, go with LCD panels from either Sony or Samsung. Plasma TV's consume way too much power and rear-projection TV's have problems with brightness dropping way off watching the unit off-angle.

 

[flopticalcube]

This may help you decide:

http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/lcdtv.html

 

[siurpeeman]

Yes and yes...

1080P... 71Inches... Drool...

keep in mind.. my new stand is on backorder so she is teetering on the old one... and i havent moved the pictures behind the tv yet (the pictures used to hang a few feet above the 43")

wow, that 71" isn't too big for that room, is it? i wouldn't want to be watching tv from the chair in the pic.

 

[Electro Funk]

wow, that 71" isn't too big for that room, is it? i wouldn't want to be watching tv from the chair in the pic.

no... my couch and two lazyboys sit about 14' from the tv... so from those seats the size is perfect... the chair you see in the pic is not meant for tv viewing...